The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-26
COLD AND DRY
The Two Chief Characteristics of the
Past Week,

! Inc i W. SLllcl Va IAAC
Past Week,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Following is the
weather crop bulletin issued by the Signal
Office for the week ending Sept. "a;
During the week ended Sept. "a, the
weather has been colder than usual in dis
tricts east of the Mississippi and on the
| North Pacific coast; the greatest departures
| from normal occurring in the States border
ing on the lower lakes, on the South ATTAIN
tic and North Pacific coasts, where the
daily average temperature was about
below normal.
1t was warmer than usual in Missouri and
the Lower Mississippi Valley, and thence
westward over the Rocky Mountains, the
daily excess ranging from L to 4 from
Texas northward to Dakota.
The temperature for the season from Jan.
l to Sept. "A was slightly below nor
NAL from Northern New England
westward to the North Pacific coast
and South Atlantic States 1t has
been warmer than usual in all other dis
tricts, the greatest departures occurring in
the Central valley, where the average daily
excess for the season ranges from L to 3,
while the average daily temperature for the
season, near Lake Superior and ON the
South Atlantic coast, was L to A below
normal.
DEFICIENCY IN THE RAINFALL
The rainfall for the week has been less
than usual, except in Louisiana, Mississippi
and Tennessee, and from Northern Ohio
westward over Northern Indiana, Northern
Illinois and Iowa, where slight eXcesSes are
reported. During the past four weeks less
than one-fourth of the usual amount of rain
has occurred in the wheat region from Mis-
souri, eastward over the southern portions
of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio thus showing
a continuation of the drought in this region.
During the same period about % per cent.
of the usual amount of rain has occurred in
New England, and less than % per cent in
the South Atlantic States and Virginia.
The rainfall in the western portions of the
wheat region and from Texas northward to
Dakota and Minnesota during the past four
weeks has been abundant and generally has
exceeded 80 per cent of the amount for that
period.
The same conditions will apply to the belt
of country extending from Lake Erie west
ward to Iowa.
The rainfall for the season has been less
than usual, except in the central portion of
the Middle Atlantic States, at isolated Rocky
Mountain stations, and in Oregon and
Washington Territory, where the rain
fall has been slightly greater than
normal. The large seasonal deficiency
in the Central valley has been augmented
=
this deficiency ranges from 10 to IS inches
includes Northern Louisiana and Missis-
sippi portions of Alabama, Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa.
HARVESTING COTTON.
The weather has been generally favorable
during the past week in the cotton region,
and the harvest of this crop is progressing
rapidly. The deficiency of rainfall in por-
tions of Arkansas and Mississippi may re-
duce the yield of this crop.
Reports from the greater portion of the
winter wheat region shows that the work
of preparing the ground is being retarded
on account of the continued drought
Reports from Tennessee, the Middle At
lantic States, and New England show
weather favorable for crops, and
that seeding of wheat is in progress.
Reports from Kansas, Nebraska and the
western portions of Missouri and Iowa in
| dictate that the weather for the week was
favorable to growing crops.
Killing frostS occurred as far south as
| Central Illinois, Northern Indiana, Ohio and
| Michigan during the latter portion of the
| week.
| Reports for the crop weather bulletin for
this season will be discontinued from this
| date in all States excepting those within the
| cotton region.
FROST NIPS TOBACCO.
LYNCHBURG, VA, Sept 25.-There was 6
| frost throughout this section of the State
last night. and there are fears of great los:
| in the tobacco crop, estimated at one-thirc
| of the crop yet in the field.